stackyFACTSFor those too fragile for flooding, systematic desensitization offers a slower path. It combines deep relaxation techniques with a carefully crafted hierarchy of anxieties, starting with just thinking about the feared object and slowly escalating over weeks until the sheer terror is systematically dismantled.
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